Chapter 994: Material for practicing martial arts

After resting for only 10-plus minutes, Zhang Shuya called Wang An and Bai Xiuwei up.

Immediately after, Wang An and Bai Xiuwei each sparred with the two remaining people.

One has to admit that those who could stand out from 43 people were definitely the best among them.

Either they had practiced a few moves, or they were very resistant to strikes; in short, they all had their own strengths.

The kid sparring with Wang An was not very tall, and his build wasn't fat, but he looked very sturdy; he was exactly the type the locals called a "Cart Ax Man."

After a few moves back and forth, Wang An had to increase his force. The main thing was that this kid's base was truly too stable; after one move of "Dragon Coils Jade Pillar," Wang An actually failed to knock him down.

As the force increased, Wang An discovered that this kid's ability to withstand strikes was truly damn strong; to put it bluntly, he was quite resistant to being beaten!

Because according to common sense, with Wang An's striking force, and with several heavy blows landing solidly on the opponent's body, a normal person would have been finished long ago, yet the opponent was still so fierce.

To tell the truth, Wang An had never seen anyone so resistant to strikes before.

However, it was very clear that the opponent couldn't beat Wang An; whether in moves or speed, the opponent was much inferior to Wang An. In this sparring match, basically Wang An would hit him twice, while he could only hit Wang An once.

But the opponent refused to concede, so the match had to continue.

Just as Wang An was locked in a fierce fight with the opponent, Bai Xiuwei had already defeated his opponent.

At this moment, if Wang An won, then Wang An could spar with Bai Xiuwei again to directly compete for the champion and runner-up spots, but if Wang An lost, then Wang An would be eliminated.

Because this type of selection tournament was actually a knockout tournament; only those who didn't lose a single match could remain until the end.

It was just that Wang An and Bai Xiuwei had fought to a draw, which was an accident, and that was why this 4 into 2 match appeared.

So if Wang An lost, then Wang An could only be in the top 6, because he had fought to a draw with Bai Xiuwei in the 6 into 3 match, not a record of all wins.

If that were the case, after Bai Xiuwei and the other two decided the champion, runner-up, and third place, if Wang An wanted to go up again, he would have to challenge them according to the rules.

Of course, there is a good old saying, which is "The situation is not yet settled, you and I are both dark horses."

Especially when thinking of Zhang Shuya's fierce glare, Wang An subconsciously used all his strength.

After exchanging a few more moves, Wang An took a punch from the opponent head-on and directly performed a "Black Dragon Wags Its Tail," kicking the kid in the stomach.

This solid kick directly kicked the opponent down.

Actually, the move "Black Dragon Wags Its Tail" is also called "Flash Body Flick the Crotch"; one look at the name and you know this move is aimed at the opponent's crotch.

What the consequences are for a man being kicked in the crotch is something everyone should know, and Wang An had no grudges or grievances with the opponent, so naturally, he couldn't do that. That was why Wang An raised his big foot a bit higher and kicked the opponent in the stomach.

But even so, the opponent was kicked by Wang An's kick to the point of being unable to get up, holding his stomach and groaning there.

To tell the truth, this type of sparring is actually quite shitty.

The main thing is that you simply can't control your own force, and you don't know how much force the opponent can withstand.

If the force is light, the opponent is fine, but if the force is heavy, it leads to the current situation.

The most critical thing is that the Eighteen Grappling Hands martial art is inherently an insidious and ruthless set of martial arts where every move is lethal, so this set of martial arts is actually only suitable for fighting enemies, not for competition.

Seeing the opponent unable to get up, Wang An hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, while repeatedly saying with full apology:

"My fault, my fault, brother, are you okay? Shall we go to the hospital to take a look?"

At this moment, Wang An was quite embarrassed. He had just kicked a brother to the point of being unable to get up during the 22 into 11 match, and damn it, he had kicked this brother to the point of being unable to get up again in the 4 into 2 match.

Fortunately, the moves Wang An used to kick the people down both times were considered standard, and the positions where the opponents were hit were one on the chest and one on the stomach; otherwise, it would look like Wang An was intentionally playing dirty.

After Wang An finished speaking, this "Cart Ax Man" endured the discomfort and said with a trembling tone:

"It's fine, you just kicked the breath out of me, let me rest for a while and I'll be fine."

Before Wang An could speak again, he heard this person say again:

"I'm really fine, you go ahead and continue the competition, brother."

Wang An could be said to have deep personal experience with the feeling the opponent was having right now.

Because whether it was when Wang An was a drifter and got kicked in the stomach during a fight, or when Wang An was in the detention center in his past life and got punched in the stomach by guards or cellmates, he was in the same state as this person right now.

It could be seen that because this person was unable to fight again, he looked very dejected. After all, taking this kick from Wang An had seriously affected his combat power, leading to him losing even the possibility of competing for third place, and he could only stop at the top 4.

Wang An squeezed out a smile and said:

"If I win the championship, I'll definitely share half the prize money with you."

Seeing this kid's eyes light up after hearing this, but then he immediately refused:

"No need to share with me, why would you share the money you earned with your own strength with me?"

It was very clear that the reason this kid was so resistant to strikes was because he was short of money.

After Wang An saw this, he patted the kid on the shoulder and said:

"Really, I mean what I say. If I win the championship, I must share half with you. You just rest well here, okay."

As he spoke, Wang An stood up and walked towards his previous opponent, Bai Xiuwei.

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if there was a feeling of mutual appreciation.

Wang An had a strong intuition that if he could often spar with Bai Xiuwei, his Eighteen Grappling Hands would soon reach perfection, or at the very least, he would be able to use them quite skillfully in actual combat.

Just like that, the two began to exchange blows with punches and kicks.

There were no superfluous movements, just pure attacking and blocking. You give me a punch, then I must give you a kick, which made the surrounding people excited and cheering repeatedly.

One has to admit that for two defense personnel to produce such an effect, it had to be said they were quite formidable.

Even combat experts like Zhang Shuya and Sun Nian watched with great interest, occasionally letting out a cheer.

Suddenly, Zhang Shuya turned her head and asked Sun Nian:

"Xiao Nian, who do you think will win between Xiao An and Bai Xiuwei?"

Sun Nian thought for a moment and said:

"Xiao An's moves are becoming more and more skillful, while Bai Xiuwei has practiced other fist and foot martial arts, so his moves are somewhat influenced by other martial arts, and his lethality is a bit inferior to Xiao An's. I estimate Bai Xiuwei will be defeated sooner or later."

Zhang Shuya nodded and said:

"Mm-hmm, I think so too. Xiao An is truly material for practicing martial arts!"

Thanks to "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you!

Wishing you, big brother, great wealth every year and good luck every day!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 995 =====